transpositions

\tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\

/\tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“transpositions” is uncommon French (frequency #81,647 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,647
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de transposition.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transpositions · transpositions · French

transpositions · rank #81,647 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,647
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH transexuel

Nearest frequency peer: transexuel (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « transpositions »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « transpositions » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for transpositions
PropertyValue
Headwordtranspositions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#81,647
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « transpositions » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.transpositionstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « transexuel » (#81,645), « trempez » (#81,649), « tricheuse » (#81,650). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transpositions » est au #81,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transpositions is uncommon French at frequency #81,647 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de transposition.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for transpositions, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is transpositions, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de transposition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how transpositions appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Enfin dans les TRANSPOSITIONS, il pourra ré-utiliser celles-ci dans un autre contexte, d’autres situations, un autre environnement lexical, tout en révisant systématiquement les acquisitions antérieures.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transpositions"?
"transpositions" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "transpositions" mean?
As a noun, "transpositions" means: Pluriel de transposition.
How do you pronounce "transpositions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transpositions" is \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transpositions" come from?
"transpositions" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "transpositions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list